Standard Fordson

[Farmerpickle]

Evening all,
Is it true that the Fordson's such as the Model F and N now need to be commissioned?

 

[forblue]

?

 

[timff]

Sorry, you've lost us...what do you mean?

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Not if there is a hefty buyers premium

 

[Farmerpickle]

Sorry, you've lost us...what do you mean?

I thought I heard that they need to be checked over like steam engines? It appears in several adverts for them but they must obviously must be referring to the V5 documents. I don't know what there is to check on a standard Fordson other than cracks in the block. But even I can do that!
Where is the boiler to check?

 

[Farmerpickle]

I must be completely wrong then if nobody has heard of this.

 

[timff]

Hi Farmerpickle, no pressure in the old Standards - in fact quite the opposite!
I used one when I was a kid. Dad bought and renovated one in the late 70's...he was reliving his past! Wide wing, green, low geared 1942. Fun to roar around on. Even did some bale carting for the fun of it.
I can still hear the little cough it gave as the throttle was pulled out, before it started to rev...happy simple days!

 

[forblue]

No pressure because they used thermo-syphon.

 

[robcollins]

Was it recommissioned? Basically a fancy way of selling it as a non runner.

 

[Ruston3w]

recommissioned, values will rocket with the demise of diesel.